מִשְׁלֵי 28
| נסו ואין-רדף רשע וצדיקים ככפיר יבטח | 1 |
The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.
| בפשע ארץ רבים שריה ובאדם מבין ידע כן יאריך | 2 |
For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.
| גבר-רש ועשק דלים-- מטר סחף ואין לחם | 3 |
A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.
| עזבי תורה יהללו רשע ושמרי תורה יתגרו בם | 4 |
They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.
| אנשי-רע לא-יבינו משפט ומבקשי יהוה יבינו כל | 5 |
Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.
| טוב-רש הולך בתמו-- מעקש דרכים והוא עשיר | 6 |
Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.
| נוצר תורה בן מבין ורעה זוללים יכלים אביו | 7 |
He that keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.
| מרבה הונו בנשך ובתרבית (ותרבית)-- לחונן דלים יקבצנו | 8 |
He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.
| מסיר אזנו משמע תורה-- גם תפלתו תועבה | 9 |
He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.
| משגה ישרים בדרך רע--בשחותו הוא-יפול ותמימים ינחלו-טוב | 10 |
He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.
| חכם בעיניו איש עשיר ודל מבין יחקרנו | 11 |
The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.
| בעלץ צדיקים רבה תפארת ובקום רשעים יחפש אדם | 12 |
In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.
| מכסה פשעיו לא יצליח ומודה ועזב ירחם | 13 |
He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.
| אשרי אדם מפחד תמיד ומקשה לבו יפול ברעה | 14 |
Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind, shall fall into evil.
| ארי-נהם ודב שוקק-- מושל רשע על עם-דל | 15 |
As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.
| נגיד--חסר תבונות ורב מעשקות שנאי (שנא) בצע יאריך ימים | 16 |
A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
| אדם עשק בדם-נפש-- עד-בור ינוס אל-יתמכו-בו | 17 |
A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.
| הולך תמים יושע ונעקש דרכים יפול באחת | 18 |
He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
| עבד אדמתו ישבע-לחם ומרדף ריקים ישבע-ריש | 19 |
He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.
| איש אמונות רב-ברכות ואץ להעשיר לא ינקה | 20 |
A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
| הכר-פנים לא-טוב ועל-פת-לחם יפשע-גבר | 21 |
He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
| נבהל להון--איש רע עין ולא-ידע כי-חסר יבאנו | 22 |
A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.
| מוכיח אדם אחרי חן ימצא-- ממחליק לשון | 23 |
He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.
| גוזל אביו ואמו--ואמר אין-פשע חבר הוא לאיש משחית | 24 |
He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.
| רחב-נפש יגרה מדון ובטח על-יהוה ידשן | 25 |
He that boasteth, and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.
| בוטח בלבו הוא כסיל והולך בחכמה הוא ימלט | 26 |
He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.
| נותן לרש אין מחסור ומעלים עיניו רב-מארות | 27 |
He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.
| בקום רשעים יסתר אדם ובאבדם ירבו צדיקים | 28 |
When the wicked rise up, men shall hide themselves: when they perish, the lust shall be multiplied.
